Ireland at the Rugby World Cup

Map of nations' best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

The Ireland national rugby union team have played all eight Rugby World Cup tournaments. They have played in the quarter-finals at all but two tournaments, but have yet to progress to the semi-finals. They have finished top of their pool twice. Ireland has never played either South Africa or England in a World Cup match.

Ireland has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the tournament was first held in Australia and New Zealand in 1987.

Summary

After a loss to Wales, Ireland finished second in their pool in 1987 but were then knocked out by Australia in their quarter final in Sydney.

In 1991 Ireland again lost only the one match in pool play (to Scotland). They again met the Australians in the quarter-finals, who defeated them by one point. Runner-up in their pool in 1995 to New Zealand, Ireland were defeated by France in their quarter-final in Durban.

Ireland finished second in their pool in 1999, behind Australia and went into the quarter-final play-offs (a system exclusive to the 1999 tournament). There they lost to Argentina, and thus, not being quarter-finalists, they were not given automatic entry into 2003.

They defeated Russia and Georgia to go through the 2003 World Cup as Europe 1. They finished second to Australia in their pool, and were knocked out by France in the quarter finals.

They started in the so-called "Group of death" with hosts France, Argentina, Namibia and Georgia in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. They played Namibia (the lowest ranked team in the World cup) in their opening game on 9 September which resulted in a narrow 32–17 win.[1] Their progress was then put into doubt when they beat Georgia 14–10, not obtaining a bonus point.[2] France's victory over Namibia 87–10 put Ireland's progression from the group in doubt, and this was compounded when the French defeated Ireland 25–3.[3] Entering their last group match against Argentina, needing four tries to secure a bonus point without allowing Argentina anything, Ireland were defeated by 30 points to 15 and crashed out at the pool stage for the first time.[4]

Ireland began their 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign on the back of four defeats in a series of warm-up tests in August, with a 22–10 victory over the United States in New Plymouth on 11 September. Failing to secure a bonus point against world cup minnows the United States, a team ranked far below Ireland, this was an unconvincing win. Contrary to preceding form, and indeed beating most commentators expectations, Ireland produced a memorable performance to defeat reigning tri-nations champions Australia 15–6 in their second pool game in Eden Park in Auckland on 17 September. This was the first Irish win against tri-nations opposition in the southern hemisphere in 32 years. It was also Ireland's first ever win against Australia in the Rugby World Cup. After comprehensive wins against Russia and Italy in the final two pool-stage matches, Ireland topped Pool C. This was the first ever time Ireland came first in a world cup pool. Ireland advanced to the quarter-finals to face Wales in Wellington. They were defeated 22–10 by the Welsh, thus ending their 2011 campaign.

Ireland topped Pool D of the 2015 Rugby World Cup with four victories and with two bonus points. Ireland beat Canada and Romania with bonus points in their first two games. Ireland then faced Italy, coming out on top 16–9,[5] the only try coming from Keith Earls who surpassed Brian O'Driscoll as Ireland's leading Rugby World Cup try scorer with eight. The final pool game saw Ireland face France. The winner would set up a quarter final against Argentina and avoid the All Blacks. Ireland overcame the loss to injury of key players Jonathan Sexton, Peter O'Mahony and Paul O'Connell to run out 24–9 winners.[6][7] The victory set up another game for Ireland in the Millennium Stadium against Pool C runners up Argentina on 18 October 2015. Ireland battled and came back from a 17-point deficit to come within 3 points of their opponents, but eventually lost 43–20.

By position

Ireland has reached the quarter-finals six times, but have not progressed beyond that stage.

  • 1987: Eliminated in quarter finals.
  • 1991: Eliminated in quarter finals.
  • 1995: Eliminated in quarter finals.
  • 1999: Eliminated in quarter-final play-offs
  • 2003: Eliminated in quarter finals.
  • 2007: Eliminated in the pool stages.
  • 2011: Eliminated in quarter finals.
  • 2015: Eliminated in quarter finals.

Matches

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 matches –

Team P W D L PF PA Pts
 Wales 330082316
 Ireland 320184414
 Canada 310265902
 Tonga 300329980
1987-05-25
Ireland  6–13  Wales
Pen: Kiernan (2) Report Try: Ring
Pen: Thorburn
Drop: Davies (2)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Australia
1987-05-30
Canada  19–46  Ireland
Try: Cardinal
Pen: Rees (3)
Wyatt
Drop: Rees		 Report Tries: Crossan (2)
Bradley
Spillane
Ringland
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (5)
Pen: Kiernan (2)
Drop: Ward
Kiernan
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fred Howard England
1987-06-03
Ireland  32–9  Tonga
Tries: Mullin (3)
MacNeill (2)
Con: Ward (3)
Pen: Ward (2)		 Report Pen: Amone (3)
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Guy Maurette France

Quarter-final

7 June 1987
Australia  33–15  Ireland
Tries: Burke (2)
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3)		 Report Tries: MacNeill
Kiernan
Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 14,356
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool B matches –

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Scotland 300122369
 Ireland 201102517
 Japan 10277875
 Zimbabwe 003311583
1991-10-06
Ireland  55–11  Zimbabwe
Tries: Robinson (4), Popplewell (2), Geoghegan, Curtis
Con: Keyes (4)
Pen: Keyes (5)		 Report Tries: Dawson, Schultz
Pen: Ferreira
Landsdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence New Zealand
1991-10-09
Ireland  32–16  Japan
Tries: Mannion (2), O’Hara, Staples
Con: Keyes (2)
Pen: Keyes (4)		 Report Tries: Hayashi, Kajihara, Yoshida
Con: Hosokawa (2)
Landsdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Laikini Colati Fiji
1991-10-12
Scotland  24–15  Ireland
Tries: Shiel, Armstrong, S. Hastings
Con: G. Hastings (2)
Pen: G. Hastings (3)
Drop: Chalmers		 Report Pen: Keyes (4)
Drop: Keyes
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Fred Howard England

Quarter-final

20 October 1991
Ireland  18–19  Australia
Tries: Hamilton
Con: Keyes
Pen: Keyes (3)
Drop: Keyes		 Report Tries: Campese (2), Lynagh
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 54,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

1995 Rugby World Cup

Pool C matches –

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 New Zealand 300225459
 Ireland 20193947
 Wales 10289685
 Japan 003552523
1995-05-27
Ireland  19–43  New Zealand
Tries: David Corkery, Denis McBride, Gary Halpin
Con: Eric Elwood (2)		 Report Tries: Jonah Lomu (2), Josh Kronfeld, Frank Bunce, Glen Osborne
Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 38 000
Referee: Wayne Erickson Australia
1995-05-31
Ireland  50–28  Japan
Tries: Neil Francis, Simon Geoghegan, David Corkery, Eddie Halvey, Niall Hogan
Con: Paul Burke (6)
Pen: Paul Burke		 Report Tries: Sinali-Tui Latu, Ko Izawa, Seiji Hirao, Masanori Takura
Con: Yoshihito Yoshida (4)
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 15 000
Referee: Stef Neethling South Africa

Quarter finals –

1995-06-10
France  36–12  Ireland
Tries: Philippe Saint-Andre, Émile Ntamack
Con: Thierry Lacroix
Pen: Thierry Lacroix (8)		 Report Pen: Eric Elwood (4)
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Ed Morrison England

1999 Rugby World Cup

Pool 5 matches –

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 Australia 300135316
 Ireland 201100454
 Romania 102501262
 United States 003521350
1999-10-02
Ireland  53–8  United States
Tries: Keith Wood (4), Eric Elwood (2), Brian O'Driscoll, Justin Bishop
Con: David Humphreys (4)
Pen: David Humphreys (2)		 Report Tries: Kevin Dalzell
Pen: Kevin Dalzell
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Joel Dume France
1999-10-10
Ireland  3–23  Australia
Pen: David Humphreys Report Tries: Ben Tune, Tim Horan
Con: Matthew Burke (2)
Pen: Matthew Burke (2), John Eales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,250
Referee: Clayton Thomas Wales
1999-10-15
Ireland  44–14  Romania
Tries: Conor O'Shea (2), Andrew Ward, Thomas Tierney, Dion O'Cuinneagain
Con: Eric Elwood (5)
Pen: Eric Elwood (2)
Drop goals: Brian O'Driscoll		 Report Tries: Cristian Sauan
Pen: Petre Mitu (3)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Brain Campsell England

Quarter-final play off

1999-10-20
Ireland  24–28  Argentina
Pen: David Humphreys (7)
Drop: David Humphreys		 Report Tries: Diego Albanese
Con: Gonzalo Quesada
Pen: Gonzalo Quesada (7)
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson Australia

2003 Rugby World Cup

Group A matches –

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points
 Australia 40027332218
 Ireland 30114156315
 Argentina 20214057311
 Romania 1036519215
 Namibia 0042831000
2003-10-11
Ireland  45–17  Romania
Tries: S. Horgan, Wood, Hickie (2), Costello
Con: Humphreys (3), O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (4)		 Report Tries: Penalty try, Maftei
Con: Tofan, Vioreanu
Pen: Tofan
2003-10-19
Ireland  64–7  Namibia
Tries: Quinlan (2), Dempsey, Hickie, Horan, Miller (2), G. Easterby, S. Horgan, Kelly
Con: O'Gara (7)		 Report Tries: Powell
Con: Wessels
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 35,382
Referee: Andrew Cole Australia
2003-10-26
Argentina  15–16  Ireland
Pen: Quesada (3)
Drop: Quesada, Corleto		 Report Tries: Quinlan
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys, O'Gara (2)
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: André Watson South Africa
2003-11-01
Australia  17–16  Ireland
Tries: Smith
Pen: Flatley (3)
Drop: Gregan		 Report Tries: O'Driscoll
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2)
Drop: O'Driscoll
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 54,206
Referee: Paddy O'Brien New Zealand
2003-11-09
France  43–21  Ireland
Tries: Magne 3' c
Dominici 29' c
Harinordoquy 33' c
Crenca 47' c
Con: Michalak (4)
Pen: Michalak (5)		 Report Tries: Maggs 52' c
O'Driscoll (2) 65' c, 80+2' c
Con: Humphreys (3)
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 33,134
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan South Africa

2007 Rugby World Cup

Pool D matches –

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
 Argentina 44001614333+110218
 France 43012418837+151315
 Ireland 420296482−1819
 Georgia 4103550111−6115
 Namibia 4004330212−18200
 ARGFRAGEOIRENAM
Argentina – 17 – 12 33 – 3 30 – 15 63 – 3
France – – 64 – 7 25 – 3 87 – 10
Georgia – – – 10 – 14 30 – 0
Ireland – – – – 32 – 17
Namibia – – – – –

2011 Rugby World Cup

Ireland qualified for the 2011 RWC automatically.

Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001513534+101117
 Australia 43012517348+125315
 Italy 4202139295−3210
 United States 4103438122−8404
 Russia 4004857196−13911
11 September 2011
18:00
Ireland  22 – 10  United States
Try: Bowe (2) 40' c, 60' c
Best 56' m
Con: Sexton (1/1)
O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (1/5) 17'
 Report Try: Emerick 80+' c
Con: Malifa (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (1/2) 54'
Ireland
FB15Geordan Murphy 67'
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton 51'
SH9Conor Murray 51'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Shane Jennings 61'
BF6Stephen Ferris
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best 61'
LP1Tom Court 65'
Replacements:
HK16Jerry Flannery 61'
PR17Tony Buckley 65'
LK18Donnacha Ryan
N819Denis Leamy 61'
SH20Eoin Reddan 51'
FH21Ronan O'Gara 51'
WG22Andrew Trimble 67'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
United States
FB15Blaine Scully
RW14Takudzwa Ngwenya
OC13Paul Emerick
IC12Andrew Suniula
LW11James Paterson
FH10Roland Suniula 59'
SH9Mike Petri 67'
N88Nic Johnson
OF7Todd Clever (c)
BF6Louis Stanfill
RL5Hayden Smith
LL4John van der Giessen
TP3Shawn Pittman
HK2Phil Thiel 68'
LP1Mike MacDonald 63'
Replacements:
HK16Chris Biller 68'
PR17Mate Moeakiola 63'
LK18Scott LaValla
FL19Pat Danahy
SH20Tim Usasz 67'
FH21Nese Malifa 59'
WG22Colin Hawley
Coach:
Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan

Man of the Match:
Paul O'Connell (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

17 September 2011
20:30
Australia  6 – 15  Ireland
Pen: O'Connor (2/4) 11', 23'
 Report Pen: Sexton (2/5) 17', 49'
O'Gara (2/2) 62', 71'
Drop: Sexton 19'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,678
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Australia
FB15Kurtley Beale
RW14James O'Connor
OC13Anthony Fainga'a 75'
IC12Pat McCabe
LW11Adam Ashley-Cooper
FH10Quade Cooper
SH9Will Genia
N88Radike Samo 74'
OF7Ben McCalman
BF6Rocky Elsom 73'
RL5James Horwill (c)
LL4Dan Vickerman 63'
TP3Ben Alexander 63'
HK2Tatafu Polota-Nau
LP1Sekope Kepu
Replacements:
HK16Saia Fainga'a
PR17James Slipper 63'
LK18Rob Simmons 63'
N819Wycliff Palu 73'
FL20Scott Higginbotham 74'
SH21Luke Burgess
WG22Drew Mitchell 75'
Coach:
New Zealand Robbie Deans
Ireland
FB15Rob Kearney 75'
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c) 60' to 63'
IC12Gordon D'Arcy 50'
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Eoin Reddan 57'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Sean O'Brien
BF6Stephen Ferris
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3Mike Ross 77'
HK2Rory Best
LP1Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin
PR17Tom Court 77'
LK18Donnacha Ryan
N819Denis Leamy
SH20Conor Murray 57'
FH21Ronan O'Gara 50'
WG22Andrew Trimble 60'  63'  75'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Cian Healy (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

25 September 2011
18:00
Ireland  62 – 12  Russia
Try: McFadden 10' c
O'Brien 13' c
Boss 38' c
Earls(2) 39' c, 48' c
Trimble 40+' m
Kearney 65' c
Jennings 73' c
Buckley 79' m
Con: O'Gara (6/7)
Sexton (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 6'
 Report Try: Artemyev 50' c
Simplikevich 59' m
Con: Rachkov (1/2)
Ireland
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Fergus McFadden
OC13Keith Earls 49'
IC12Paddy Wallace
LW11Andrew Trimble
FH10Ronan O'Gara 67'
SH9Isaac Boss 66'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Sean O'Brien 57'
BF6Donnacha Ryan
RL5Leo Cullen (c)
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan 46'
TP3Tony Buckley
HK2Sean Cronin
LP1Cian Healy 49'
Replacements:
HK16Rory Best
PR17Mike Ross 49'
N818Denis Leamy 46'
FL19Shane Jennings 57'
SH20Eoin Reddan 66'
FH21Jonathan Sexton 67'
WG22Geordan Murphy 49'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Russia
FB15Vasily Artemyev
RW14Denis Simplikevich
OC13Andrei Kuzin
IC12Sergey Trishin
LW11Vladimir Ostroushko 71'
FH10Konstantin Rachkov 8' to 18'
SH9Alexander Yanyushkin (c) 74'
N88Victor Gresev
OF7Andrei Garbuzov 45'
BF6Artem Fatakhov
RL5Adam Byrnes
LL4Denis Antonov 49'
TP3Alexander Khrokin 50'
HK2Valeri Tsnobiladze
LP1Sergey Popov 74'
Replacements:
HK16Yevgeny Matveyev
PR17Ivan Prishchepenko 50'
LK18Alexey Travkin 74'
FL19Alexander Voytov 49'
SH20Andrey Bykanov 74'
WG21Mikhail Sidorov 45'
FB22Mikhail Babaev 71'
Coaches:
Russia Nikolay Nerush
Wales Kingsley Jones

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Jérôme Garces (France)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

2 October 2011
20:30
Ireland  36 – 6  Italy
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Earls (2) 52' c, 80+' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Sexton (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 7', 18', 35', 44'
Sexton (1/1) 70'
 Report Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 11', 21'
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 28,027
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Ireland
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c) 74'
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Keith Earls
FH10Ronan O'Gara 67'
SH9Conor Murray 74'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Sean O'Brien
BF6Stephen Ferris 73'
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan 59'
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best 53'
LP1Cian Healy 73'
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin 53'
PR17Tom Court 73'
LK18Donnacha Ryan 59'
N819Denis Leamy 73'
SH20Eoin Reddan 74'
FH21Jonathan Sexton 67'
WG22Andrew Trimble 74'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Italy
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Gonzalo Garcia
LW11Mirco Bergamasco
FH10Luciano Orquera 41'
SH9Fabio Semenzato 57'
N88Sergio Parisse (c) 77'
OF7Mauro Bergamasco 49'
BF6Alessandro Zanni
RL5Corniel van Zyl 61'
LL4Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 37'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 67'
LP1Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16Fabio Ongaro 67'
PR17Andrea Lo Cicero 37'
LK18Marco Bortolami 61'
FL19Paul Derbyshire 49'
SH20Edoardo Gori 57'
FH21Riccardo Bocchino 41'
FB22Luke McLean 77'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Sean O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Quarter-finals

8 October 2011
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
Ireland  10 – 22  Wales
Try: Earls 45' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 24'
 Report Try: Williams 3' c
Phillips 51' m
J. Davies 64' c
Con: Priestland (2/3)
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 29'
Priestland (0/2)
Ireland
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Keith Earls 72'
FH10Ronan O'Gara 56'
SH9Conor Murray 56'
N88Jamie Heaslip 75'
OF7Sean O'Brien
BF6Stephen Ferris 75'
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3Mike Ross
HK2Rory Best
LP1Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16Sean Cronin
PR17Tom Court
LK18Donnacha Ryan 75'
N819Denis Leamy 75'
SH20Eoin Reddan 56'
FH21Jonathan Sexton 56'
WG22Andrew Trimble 72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
Wales
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Rhys Priestland 78'
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Dan Lydiate
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Luke Charteris 41'
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Huw Bennett
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Lloyd Burns
PR17Paul James
LK18Bradley Davies 41'
N819Ryan Jones
SH20Lloyd Williams
FH21James Hook 78'
CE22Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Romain Poite (France)
Television match official:
Giulio de Santis (Italy)

2015 Rugby World Cup

Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001613435+99218
 France 43011212063+57214
 Italy 420277488–14210
 Romania 4103760129–6904
 Canada 4004758131–7322
19 September 2015Ireland 50–7 CanadaMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
27 September 2015Ireland 44–10 RomaniaWembley Stadium, London
4 October 2015Ireland 16–9 ItalyOlympic Stadium, London
11 October 2015France 9–24 IrelandMillennium Stadium, Cardiff

Quarter-finals

18 October 2015
13:00 BST (UTC+01)
Ireland  20–43  Argentina
Try: Fitzgerald 26' c
Murphy 44' c
Con: Madigan (2/2) 27', 45'
Pen: Madigan (2/4) 20', 53'
 Report Try: Moroni 3' c
Imhoff (2) 10' c, 73' c
Tuculet 69' c
Con: Sánchez (4/4) 5', 10', 70', 74'
Pen: Sánchez (5/6) 13', 22', 51', 64', 77'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,316
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

Overall record

Against Played Win Draw Lost Win %
 Australia 5 1 0 4 20
 Argentina 4 1 0 3 25
 Canada 2 2 0 0 100
 France 4 1 0 3 25
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 100
 Italy 2 2 0 0 100
 Japan 2 2 0 0 100
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 100
 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0
 Romania 3 3 0 0 100
 Russia 1 1 0 0 100
 Scotland 1 0 0 1 0
 Tonga 1 1 0 0 100
 United States 3 3 0 0 100
 Wales 3 1 0 2 33.33
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 100
Overall 36 22 0 14 61.11

Hosting

The Rugby World Cup is held every four years, and tends to alternate between the northern and southern hemispheres. Every northern hemisphere tournament so far has been held in Europe, and in general Ireland usually hosts some games when it is held there.

1991: UK/Ireland/France

Irish stadiums in 1991 World Cup
City Stadium Capacity
Republic of Ireland DublinLandsdowne Road49,000
United Kingdom BelfastRavenhill12,300

The 1991 Rugby World Cup final was played in England, while pool and finals games were played all over European nations. Pool A, which England was in, saw matches played mostly in London, though games were also taken to Leicester, Gloucester and Otley. Pool B games, which involved European nations, Scotland and Ireland, had all their games in either Dublin or Edinburgh with one game being played in Belfast. Pool C, which Wales was a part of, had all their games in Cardiff, with two taken to Pontypridd and one played in Llanelli. Pool D, which France were a part of, saw games played in Agen, Bayonne, Béziers and Grenoble. None of the quarter-finals or semi-finals were played in England. The final was played at the Rugby Football Union's Twickenham.

1999: Wales

Irish stadiums in 1999 World Cup
CityStadiumCapacity
Republic of Ireland DublinLansdowne Road49,250
Republic of Ireland LimerickThomond Park13,500
United Kingdom BelfastRavenhill Stadium12,500

The 1999 World Cup was hosted by Wales, but an agreement was reached so that the other unions in the Five Nations Championship (England, France, Ireland and Scotland) also hosted matches.

The format of the pool games was similar to the 1991 World Cup in England. All Pool A games were held in Scotland, Pool B games in England, Pool C games in France and Pool D games were all held in Wales. Second round play-offs and the quarter-finals were held a variety of European venues, the semi-finals were held at Twickenham Stadium, London. The third place play-off and the final were held at the new Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Venues in Ireland included Lansdowne Road, the traditional home of the Irish Rugby Football Union, Ravenhill, the Northern Ireland IRFU owned venue and Thomond Park.

2007: France

The 2007 competition was held in France, with some games played in Wales and Scotland. France won the right in 2003 to host the 2007 tournament. Three matches were played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Two matches were held at Edinburgh's Murrayfield. Ireland were also offered to host matches at Lansdowne Road in Dublin, but had to decline the offer as construction work was scheduled to begin on the stadium.[8]

2023: Bid

Ireland bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, losing out to eventual hosts, France.

References

  • Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, ( ISBN 1860746020)
  • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, ( ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
  1. ↑ "Ireland 32–17 Namibia". BBC Sport. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ireland 14–10 Georgia". BBC Sport. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "France 25–3 Ireland". BBC Sport. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Argentina 30–15 Ireland". BBC Sport. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 16-9 Italy". RugbyWorldCup.com Sport. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland 24–9 France". BBC Sport. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Injury ends Paul O'Connell's Ireland career". RTÉ Sport. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Lansdowne Road to miss World Cup". RTE.ie. 2004-09-03. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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